The Smart Grid initiative brings together leaders and innovators from a number of established and emerging industries, as well as system integrators and consultants who have been involved in some of the early Smart Grid projects. Who are they? Scroll down to find out.
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Nearly 7,000 votes later and we have the results of our third annual Smart Grid Companies to Watch search. Did Smart Grid News readers get it right? Click to see the top 12 companies they believe will be doing big things in 2012.
The big event in San Antonio may be over, but we've got wrap-ups you won't want to miss. Click for notes and whispers from our many one-on-ones with industry execs, for a new smart grid implementation survey released by Microsoft and OSIsoft, plus videos from the show floor (including a demo of EPRI's new insulator robot named Ike).
What's the word from smart grid companies hunkered down in San Antonio this week? Click for a quick look at our latest batch of announcements from DistribuTECH, including a partnership between BMW and Tendril, a new integrated solution from S&C and Alstom Grid and project awards for AEP Ohio and other utilities.
Which smart grid companies have the potential to do big things in 2012? That's what the Smart Grid News 12 in 2012 is all about - and now it's time to narrow the list of 26 reader-nominated contenders to 12. Click to vote for the company you think most deserves to be on our collective radar as 2012 progresses.
You don't have to be at DistribuTECH to stay on top of the news; the PR machine has been spewing out announcements for days now. We've sifted through dozens of releases and pulled out the announcements we didn't think you'd want to miss. Click for details on Itron's new analytic apps to help utilities take advantage of smart grid data, for Opower's new Marketplace service at Home Depot, for the latest from Lockheed Martin, IBM, Honeywell and many others.
Today we're featuring the fifth and final installment in our series highlighting the reader-nominated companies up for consideration as 2012 Smart Grid Companies to Watch. Did your favorites make the list? Click to see the final four companies that made it through the first cut and on to next week's voting round.
A new partnership between Clevest Solutions (field force automation) and In Motion Technology (field force wireless communications) provides a glimpse of a likely future for utility workers.
We're highlighting the smart grid companies SGN readers nominated as Smart Grid Companies to Watch in 2012. Click for the fourth installment featuring five companies that have made it through the first cut and will move on to the voting round.
Which companies have the potential to be the 2012 smart grid superstars? That's what our annual Smart Grid Companies to Watch search is all about. Click to see five more reader-nominated companies that made it through the first cut and into the voting round.
The story of Tantalus illustrates two important trends. One is the proliferation of hybrid, mix-and-match communications systems that combine multiple pathways. The other is the growing focus on municipals and coops as the next frontier for smart grid innovation. Click for a close-up on what this intriguing Vancouver, B.C.-based smart grid communications company is doing - and why.
This year's call for Smart Grid Companies to Watch nominations had more response than ever and an intriguing collection of companies – from big players to lesser-known startups. Click to see our second installment highlighting companies that made it through the first cut and into the voting round.
This is the third year of SGN's Smart Grid Companies to Watch search and it just keeps getting more interesting. We had more nominations than ever this year and saw a fascinating mix of big players, little-known startups and a handful of companies located outside the U.S. Click to see the first six companies that made it through the first cut and into the voting round.
In today's Discovery Showcase installment, SGN Chief Analyst Jesse Berst introduces a Silicon Valley startup and its first smart grid mission: to build a better, more integrated demand response. Click to learn how AutoGrid intends to lower the cost of demand response by 90% while increasing efficiency 30%.
Have you entered your nomination for the smart grid companies to watch in 2012? If not, you only have a few days left. The deadline is midnight on Friday, Jan. 6. Click inside to learn how to enter your nomination, and for a quick look back at how our 2011 companies to watch winners have fared.
What worked and what didn't work in the smart grid arena in 2011? Who were the superstars - and who deserves a lump of coal this holiday season? Click inside where the SGN team has compiled our list of this year's smart grid winners, losers and fence sitters. (And of course we hope you'll join in with your own picks.)
The Cleantech Group announced its top 100 clean technology innovators earlier this month, but this week at the Smart Energy International conference in San Francisco they zeroed in on the top three startups they believe have the potential to disrupt smart energy in the years to come. We were there, and have details on all three.
The news that Honeywell and Opower are joining forces to develop energy management tools to help consumers reduce their energy consumption and save money should put other players in the crowded home energy management space on notice. Find out why inside.
We are on the cusp of a major upswing in grid-connected building automation and SGN Chief Analyst Jesse Berst believes this wave of change will either hurt or help utilities, depending on how they prepare. Click inside for more on this important topic and Jesse's recent discussions with executives at Johnson Controls, the $34 billion building automation giant now moving aggressively into demand response.
Colorado software company Green Energy Corp. just announced a $2 million ARRA loan to continue development of its smart grid platform. Learn why SGN Chief Analyst Jesse Berst believes the proliferation of these platforms for electric utilities is a trend worth watching.
Are there companies that – if merged – would rock the smart grid world? That's what we asked readers in our Smart Grid Dream Team Challenge. Interestingly, a couple of familiar names came up more than once. Click inside for details.
M&A activity in the smart grid space seems to be picking up, and we won't be surprised to see more big plays. So what if you could broker one of them? Which two companies do you think should merge, and why? That's the idea behind our Smart Grid Dream Team Challenge. Click inside for details.
Jesse Berst often says it's going to be easier to make devices smart about energy than it is to make people smart about energy. So he's calling today's announcement from EcoFactor about the success of its automated approach to home energy management a step in the right direction - and thinks you'll find EcoFactor's strategy very interesting.
An Arlington, VA company has figured out what motivates consumers to conserve energy – and they’re taking it to the bank. Find out why BGE and PG&E are the latest utilities to sign on for some of OPOWER’s secret sauce. Jesse Berst has an exclusive video interview with the company’s strategy officer.
In today's Discovery Showcase installment, Jesse Berst introduces you to three companies that illustrate a powerful business opportunity for vendors – and a future area of emphasis for utilities. He calls it the coming sensors-and-devices gold rush. Find out why.
In his latest vendor spotlight, Jesse Berst walks us through the twists and turns in Silver Spring Networks' smart grid strategy, including its new platform play, realities of the competitive landscape (and yes – that elusive IPO too).
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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